1626—Dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets.
1833—John Deere makes 1st steel plough.
1835—James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald (price 1 cent)
1851—Dr. John Gorrie patents a “refrigeration machine.”
1864—US Civil War: General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta, Georgia.
1882—Chinese Exclusion Act: US Congress ceases Chinese immigration.
1904—American Lung Association holds its 1st meeting.
1906—“Temporary” permit to erect overhead wires on Market Street, San Francisco.
1929—American League baseball announces it will discontinue MVP award.
1941—At California’s March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.
1954—Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4)
1957—Last broadcast of “I Love Lucy” on CBS-TV.
1967—Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22)
1979—Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women’s International Golf Tournament.
1982—Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games.
1987—Mario Andretti sets one-lap speed record at Indy at 218.204 MPH.
1997—Michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
2011—The US Department of Labor states that 244,000 jobs were created in April, with 235,000 added in February and 221,000 added in March, but unemployment continues to grow, reaching 9%.
2013—Wal-Mart becomes the largest company by revenue on the Fortune 500 list.
2013—The US Senate passes a bill enabling taxation of online sales.
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